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Windsor vs Manchester vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).
Manchester has the most renters (43.1% rent).
Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 45.6).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Windsor | Manchester | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468 |
59,635Highest |
8,517Lowest |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
37±1.2Lowest 10% below CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| Brooklyn and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20%±1.6 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.5%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.5% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±0.7 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
$86,840±$4kLowest 9% below CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Windsor and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$247,100±$6kLowest 33% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,519±$66 about the CT average |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351 19% below CT |
$5,652Highest 15% below CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
48.1%±6.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Manchester and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% CT: 10% |
10.8%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
56.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1962Lowest 5 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
23 min 15% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
14.3%±1.9 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 of 149 in CT | #135 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Odyssey Community School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Manchester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.